After a rigorous process of procedures in the selection of the 34th Menri Trizin, the spiritual head of the Tibetan Bön religion for the last 10 days,

Geshe Dawa Dhargye was appointed as the follower to the 33rd Menri Trizin and the throne holder of the 34th Menri Trizin on Monday at the Menri Monastery in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

His Holiness the 33rd Menri Trizin Rinpoche Lungtok Tenpai Nyima passed away at the age of 90 on September 14 last year at his residence in Menri Monastery in India. ‘Tagdril’, the process of ancient Bön tradition for selection the Menri Trizin, the spiritual head of Bon religion followers began on December 21 last year at the Pal Shenten Menri Ling, the headquarter of Yungdrung Bon.

While a rigorous schedule of prayers and offerings were carried out by most of the Bon Monasteries across the world, especially majority of monastic community at Menri monastery in Solan performed one hundred thousand offerings to Sipe Gyalmo at the main temple. The offerings and prayers lasted for more than 6 days.

“On December 19th, Menri Lopön Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche, Triten Norbutse Khenpo Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche, as well as other exalted professors and administrative members wrote each candidate’s name onto a small piece of paper, and placed that paper inside of a ball of tsampa dough, which was then dried in the sun.

Each of these balls of tsampa dough were placed into two separate vases, and sealed with wax. These vases were placed in the protector temple and will remain there while lengthy prayers and offerings are made to the religious protectors in order to invoke their wisdom.” reported the Ravency Presswood.

His Eminence Menri Lopön Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche carried out the process of shaking the vases following which 2 dough that came out were selected as finalists on December 27.

The 2 dough were then placed in a vase and another 5 days of rigorous prayers and offerings were carried out.

On the morning of Monday, January 1, the vase containing the two names were shaken in front of the sacred image of Lord Tönpa Shenrap Miwoche in the main temple of Tashi Menri Monastery, by His Eminence Menri Lopön Thrinley Nyima Rinpoche.

The tsampa dough that emerged contained the name of the 34th Menri Trizin, i.e., Geshe Dawa Dhargye. This traditional process is known as Lha Sung Den Tarwa, Requesting the Religious Protectors to Reveal the Truth.

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Therefore Bönpos have been asked worldwide, to perform the Yeshe Walmo ritual.

At Menri Monastery, all the monks and nuns gathered to perform very special rituals. Together, they invoked all the special deities of Bon Ma Dhu Tsen Sum for a revelation prophesy of the 34th Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche.

His Eminence Ponlop Trinley Nyima Rinpoche led the ceremony. 2 final pills remained in a crystal bowl. Through slow shaking, the first and second pills popped out of the bowl. The first pill was the abbot of Menri.

His Holiness 33rd Lungtok Tenpei Nyima and His Eminence Ponlop Trinley Nyima both have the last names Nyima, meaning Sun. Now they both pass along this name to Dawa Dhargye whose first name, Dawa, means Moon.

Now the sign of Moon softness light will serve the Bon.

Geshe Dawa Dhargye’s name was the first to appear. He is one of the most senior Geshe monks at Menri and is now His Holiness of Bön Gyalwa Menri Trizin 34th.

All Bönpos worldwide are happy to celebrate our new Abbot.

We welcome you to Menri Monastery from February 16-21, 2018 for the induction of Geshe Dawa Dargyal as the 34th His Holiness of Bön Gyalwa Menri Trizin Rinpoche.

The Yungdrung Bön Monastic Centre Society, recently announced that the Ven. Geshe Dawa Dargye, will be enthroned
as the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche on February 20, 2018 at Menri Monastery.

February 20, 2018 was chosen as the day of enthronement because it is the "meritorious day of the Birth Anniversary of Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen" who was the founder, in the 15th century, of the original Menri Monastery in Tibet.